Progreso Semanal - Our world from progressive perpectives

The world has long known that the United States government illegally detained and tortured prisoners after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but the Senate report is a portrait…
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President José Mujica of Uruguay on Friday (Dec. 5) released an open letter to his people and his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama.
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With Chevrolet sedans of the 1950s, street vendors hawking their wares, and horse-drawn carts in the midst of the 21st Century, it is not difficult to identify the country if you hear a…
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“Overall, they’ve raised tolls 54 percent,” says Carlos H. Garcia, a Kendall advertising executive who heads RollBackTolls.com, a consumer group that’s battling the increase.
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"Protesters shut down I-195 amid Art Basel frenzy." This Miami Herald December 6 front page headline speaks volumes about the chasm – local, national, global – that divides those inside…
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Havana was chosen as one of the world's seven most remarkable cities because "it represents the global diversity of urban society," according to Bernard Weber, president of the…
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Most impressive about Washington's Cuban Encounter were three persons present that made it worthwhile. And the oldest of the three was in his 40s – and not even a Cuban. In the…
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To some extent, we can create the future rather than merely observing the flow of events. Given the stakes, it would be criminal to let real opportunities pass unexplored.
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Political debates are often framed in terms of the respective roles of the public and private sectors, with progressives stressing private market failure and conservatives stressing the…
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Walking in Camagüey one realizes the reasons that led John Paul II to declare her an archdiocese in 1998. Their churches, which remain intact over time, are the best evidence for the…
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